We’re not going to wait around too long to go ahead and get out the inevitable after the CIF Southern Section Division I title was decided last Saturday and that’s to name Corona as the 2024 State Team of the Year. The Panthers are the first team from the Inland Empire to finish No. 1 […]
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NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
This week’s rankings were delayed several hours to include all of the reported opt-outs from the CIF Southern Section regarding next week’s CIF Southern California regional playoffs. State No. 1 Corona is the main one, but after Saturday night’s win over Harvard-Westlake in the CIFSS D1 final there isn’t much else left that the Panthers...
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
Monday results are included this week since we also wanted to wait for the CIF Southern Section playoff pairings that also were released on Monday. We break down some of those pairings and explain why some of the rankings don’t match the seeds. The top six from last week remain the same with lots of...
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
Corona wins National High School Invitational title and goes back to the top after what ended up as a one-week break. Orange Lutheran & Harvard-Westlake also show they are among best in the nation. Inland Empire teams Paloma Valley, Centennial and Arlington also all have big weeks and get boosted into first 25. This week’s...
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
Preseason No. 1 Corona goes back to the top after Orange Lutheran loses twice in a three-game series with Santa Margarita, which jumps to No. 5 after winning those two games. Unbeaten Granada of Livermore moves to No. 4. The week’s biggest newcomer is St. Augustine of San Diego after a big win over Granite...
FIRST Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
It wasn’t possible to do a preseason ranking this season with an earlier start than ever in Southern California right in the middle of basketball playoffs. It would have been No. 1 Corona and No. 2 Orange Lutheran. Those two just played so for this breakdown from us they are reversed. Valley Christian of San […]
More Baseball State Players of the Year
State Junior of the Year Bryce Rainer of Harvard-Westlake and State Sophomore of the Year Diego Velazquez of Encino Crespi know each other well from being in the same league. All of the other major honors also were not easy to decide. For more on Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year Trent Caraway, CLICK […]
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
Santa Margarita moves up to No. 1 after big upset of previous No. 1 Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks by Corona. All four of the CIF Southern Section D1 semifinalists are in the top eight. We also have big moves for Bullard of Fresno, Whitney of Rocklin and Rancho Bernardo of San Diego. Newcomers this...
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
It was a bad week for almost all top-ranked teams in Northern California, except one as Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa won the Boras Classic for NorCal teams, improved to 14-0 and moved to No. 1 for the region. Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks goes back to No. 1 for the state and is one...
NEW State TOP 35 Baseball Ranks
Ayala of Chino Hills and Rancho Bernardo of San Diego switch at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots behind No. 1 Thousand Oaks. The two teams moving up the most are new No. 8 Granite Bay and new No. 9 Elk Grove. Newcomers Murrieta Mesa of Murrieta and San Marcos also made major jumps....
